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I encourage you to re-examine your decision, David. I assume that you occasionally have passengers who's lives depend on your ability to make mature decisions. If a controller made you angry on IFR final will you refuse to speak to him? If the weather makes you angry in an emergency situation will you crawl into the back seat and refuse to fly the plane? If the answer is no, then I recommend you use that same discipline and professionalism in this news group and concentrate on the aviation topics while ignoring that which makes you angry. In other words: Fly the plane. Ignore the distractions. If you are going to be a pilot then act like a good one. Maule Driver wrote: It is a sad day but it will look better tomorrow. And some of us try to keep to the forum topic most of the time. Welcome to feeling like a disenfrancised minority. But picking up your marbles and going home really isn't a viable life strategy - especially over politics (or sex or race). Get a good night's sleep or 5 and hope to see you again. "David Brooks" wrote... One thing - one of so very many things - I learned in my five years of flying is that partisan politics does not fit into the cockpit. Most of my flight instructors have, I know, been to the right of me politically. I had a most enjoyable flight with CJ - although he has since earned my undying enmity by unapologetically using the term "Final Solution" in connection with me and people like me, an astonishing thought coming from an avowedly religious man, but telling and apt. But now it seems the nation has, albeit by a slim margin, re-elected a weak, hypocritical, murderous coward. Three years ago, when some writers on the left started talking about fascism, I thought that an absurd stretch. No longer. The parallels are not precise - they never are - but the broad sweep and many of the components of a new fascist state are in place. The 48% who didn't vote for this disaster keep knocking on my consciousness, but they are now feeble and impotent. The thugs are in charge. That being so, and despite what should be an apolitical setting, I can no longer in good faith keep company with a group of which the majority, I know, has elected to deliver the country I love, and chose as my home into the hands of Bush and his repressive, regressive masters. So long. Thanks for all the conversations. You guys have made me a better pilot. -- David Brooks |
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"David Brooks" wrote in message ... snip But now it seems the nation has, albeit by a slim margin, re-elected a weak, hypocritical, murderous coward. snip Hey! You must have been misinformed!! Kerry lost! Go home cry baby... --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.788 / Virus Database: 533 - Release Date: 11/1/2004 |
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Good riddance, hope you enjoy France.
"David Brooks" wrote in message ... One thing - one of so very many things - I learned in my five years of flying is that partisan politics does not fit into the cockpit. Most of my flight instructors have, I know, been to the right of me politically. I had a most enjoyable flight with CJ - although he has since earned my undying enmity by unapologetically using the term "Final Solution" in connection with me and people like me, an astonishing thought coming from an avowedly religious man, but telling and apt. But now it seems the nation has, albeit by a slim margin, re-elected a weak, hypocritical, murderous coward. Three years ago, when some writers on the left started talking about fascism, I thought that an absurd stretch. No longer. The parallels are not precise - they never are - but the broad sweep and many of the components of a new fascist state are in place. The 48% who didn't vote for this disaster keep knocking on my consciousness, but they are now feeble and impotent. The thugs are in charge. That being so, and despite what should be an apolitical setting, I can no longer in good faith keep company with a group of which the majority, I know, has elected to deliver the country I love, and chose as my home, into the hands of Bush and his repressive, regressive masters. So long. Thanks for all the conversations. You guys have made me a better pilot. -- David Brooks |
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What is your point supposed to be?
Mike MU-2 "Peter MacPherson" wrote in message news4cid.564741$8_6.102644@attbi_s04... Good riddance, hope you enjoy France. |
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As a flight instructor, I have learned to understand and put up with the
personal politics of just about anyone. That is, after all, their right. I can politely and quietly listen to unending and asinine arguments made at nauseam by self important, conceited, myopic, hypocrites who's views I personally disagree with vehemently. One thing that I will not listen to, acknowledge, or put up with, even from my own children, is WHINING! Taxi to the ramp, I'm letting you out. PLONK! has been added to your blocked senders list. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.782 / Virus Database: 528 - Release Date: 10/22/2004 |
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Jim Burns ) wrote:
Taxi to the ramp, I'm letting you out. PLONK! Someone's getting a pink slip, no doubt. -- Peter |
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"David Brooks" wrote in message ... One thing - one of so very many things - I learned in my five years of flying is that partisan politics does not fit into the cockpit. snip You have to be one of the most intolerant people I have ever heard of. So you can't hang around people who are (according to your assumptions) different than you? I used to think that Democrats were the type of people who were accepting of others, but I have seen over the last few years that they are not. I am a Democrat, but I voted for Bush. He's not perfect, but at least he's not a hypocrite. I sincerely hope you are jus mis-speaking out of frustration. If this is your true character, then good riddance. -Trent PP-ASEL |
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Trent Moorehead wrote:
.... I used to think that Democrats were the type of people who were accepting of others, but I have seen over the last few years that they are not. I am a Democrat, but I voted for Bush. He's not perfect, but at least he's not a hypocrite. The liberal democrats I have direct experience with always boast that they are so tolerant and so pro-choice. This only applies to choice in abortions however, and they do NOT approve of choice when it comes to the following: 1) choice in whether or not someone desirec to own firearms (they are against that) 2) choice in education... they are against anything other than mandatory public schools 3) choice in placing your FICA taxes into anything other than the social [in]security 4) choice in health care... they ultimately want the government in charge of all health care options. I could mention more but what stir up the natives. |
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"kontiki" wrote in message ... Trent Moorehead wrote: .... I used to think that Democrats were the type of people who were accepting of others, but I have seen over the last few years that they are not. I am a Democrat, but I voted for Bush. He's not perfect, but at least he's not a hypocrite. The liberal democrats I have direct experience with always boast that they are so tolerant and so pro-choice. This only applies to choice in abortions however, and they do NOT approve of choice when it comes to the following: 1) choice in whether or not someone desirec to own firearms (they are against that) 2) choice in education... they are against anything other than mandatory public schools 3) choice in placing your FICA taxes into anything other than the social [in]security 4) choice in health care... they ultimately want the government in charge of all health care options. I could mention more but what stir up the natives. Great response! |
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Trent Moorehead wrote: I used to think that Democrats were the type of people who were accepting of others, They haven't been that for at least 50 years. |
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